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Andrew Cohen

Editor-at-Large

I curate Opening Statement, The Marshall Project's daily newsletter. We send the smartest coverage of criminal justice, immigration, and more to your inbox first thing in the morning.

My Background

I've been a part of The Marshall Project since its inception in June 2014. I have produced more than 2,500 editions of Opening Statement, and collected tens of thousands of links for The Record, which is The Marshall Project's database of stories about criminal justice and immigration.

Before I came to The Marshall Project, I spent nearly two decades as a network legal analyst for CBS News, CBS Radio News, and 60 Minutes, and several years as a contributing editor at The Atlantic. I've written thousands of essays, done thousands of television and radio interviews, and won numerous national awards for commentary on criminal justice, both for my radio work and my writing, including two Edward R. Murrow awards and two Sigma Delta Chi awards.

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Louis Schexnayder, right, unsuccessfully asked the Supreme Court to rescue him from a life sentence in Louisiana.
Case in Point December 11, 2019
His Appeal in Louisiana Was a Sham Proceeding. But the High Court Won’t Review the Case.
Louisiana automatically rejected appeals from prisoners who represented themselves. One prisoner hoped the Supreme Court would consider his conviction in the light of that scandal.
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In 1988, then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, left, debated with Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis during a presidential debate in Los Angeles.
Analysis August 2, 2019
Are Voters Ready to Move on From Willie Horton?
Democratic debates show how far the conversation has come on justice reform.
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Life Inside April 4, 2019
The Day I Didn’t Serve on a Jury in a Sex Assault Case
“As I left the courthouse it dawned on me that the judge had assumed the role of therapist.”
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Nick Acklin leaves the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Ala., following a hearing in 2013.
Case in Point February 28, 2019
The Father, the Son and the Holy Buck
A capital case in Alabama raises the question: are you entitled to a conflict-free lawyer?
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Michael Cohen, who has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud, leaving federal court in New York.
Analysis August 23, 2018
A Reader’s Guide to Our Constitutional Crisis
What you need to know about the week’s momentous legal and political news in Trumpland.
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Case in Point August 6, 2018
Is There a Right Not to Snitch?
An inmate tests a new patch of constitutional ground.
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News June 7, 2018
He Pocketed His Victims’ Organs. Was His Death Penalty Trial Fair?
As Andre Thomas faces execution for three gory murders, a court questions jury bias and his competency.
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News May 21, 2018
Corey Williams About to Walk Free in Louisiana
A sudden plea deal ends a decades-long fight in a capital murder case.
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Johnny Lee Gates in the 1970s.
Case in Point May 6, 2018
A Murder Case Unravels
Prosecutors stacked the deck. Forty-one years later, that may be enough to free Johnny Gates.
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Case in Point April 16, 2018
Is There Such a Thing as a Slam Dunk?
The Corey Williams case comes close.
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